Maple Moon Free Territory, Sale Town.
As the southwestern border of the Free Territory, this small town had become the main trade town between Maple Moon Free Territory and the Empire as well as the Kingdom of Iris in the south after the territory became independent from Holy Mania.
In the entire Maple Moon Free Territory, other than the river trade on the Vimur River, this was the fastest developing trade node on land. According to the current development situation, it was very likely that Sale Town would become a large city in a few years.
However, since a few months ago, when the demons invaded the Holy Mania Empire and the Kingdom of Iris, the trade caravans had greatly decreased.
Instead, as time went by, more and more refugees fled from the south.
Even if they did not personally go to the battlefield, from the refugees, the townspeople knew that the situation in the south was getting worse.
The Kingdom of Iris on the south bank of the Vimur River was still fine. It did not seem to be the main direction of the demons' invasion.
In addition, there were more mages in the Kingdom of Iris, which benefited the most from the recovery of magic power in the Segers World. It was said that they barely relied on the favorable terrain of the mountains to block the demons' army outside the Als Mountain Range on the south bank of the Vimur River.
However, on the fertile plains on the north bank of the river, the Holy Mania Empire was in a more miserable state.
Every day, there was new bad news.
As a town on the southeastern border of the Empire, the people of Sayre Town were in a state of panic due to the constant stream of bad news.
It could not be helped. This place was too close to the battlefield in the south. Although there was the protection of the Goddess of Life, the people were still afraid of the approaching demons' army.
Especially after a month, when winter came, all kinds of rumors gradually spread in Sale Town. Many residents had already planned to pack their luggage and migrate to the north.
Fortunately, since a few months ago, the Church of Life had arranged for people to build high walls around the town, which gave the remaining residents some confidence.
It was said that the teleportation portal to Zeloran had also been built in the town, but it had not been officially activated.
More and more soldiers came to Sale Town to guard it. Several mercenary groups had accepted the call and were stationed in the town, including an elven mercenary group with 500 members.
The increase in military power gave the residents a sense of security, especially after the elves built a few watchtowers on the hillside outside the town.
At this moment, on the southernmost watchtower of Sai Er, two human soldiers were on routine patrol.
Speaking of which, it was interesting. In the beginning, the elves intended to keep watch on their own. But not long after, they gave up on standing guard on the watchtower and handed it over to the city guards stationed in the town.
Rumor had it that the reason was simply because it was too boring.
However, this seemingly strange reason made the human soldiers even more fearful of the elven mercenaries stationed in the city.
Many of the soldiers had experienced the war to liberate the Maple Moon Territory a year ago.
They knew how powerful these beautiful elves were.
The boring daily life that the elves spoke of was something that countless soldiers yearned for. However, the interesting things that the elves spoke of were battles that many people were afraid of …
The human soldiers watching from the watchtower hoped that this boredom would continue forever.
However, this was destined to be an extravagant hope.
After fifteen minutes of standing guard, the soldier climbed down from the highest platform and returned to the central tower of the watchtower.
This kind of observation had to be done every fifteen minutes, with two guards alternating between each other.
However, just as he climbed down from the high platform and was about to hand over to his companions, he vaguely heard some monster-like roars coming from the sky.
"What's that sound?"
They looked at each other and saw doubt and vigilance in each other's eyes.
Their gazes turned solemn as they stood up at the same time and looked out of the watchtower. They saw that in the southeast sky, dark clouds had appeared out of nowhere.
Vaguely, there seemed to be countless black spots that were constantly enlarging.
The two looked at each other and hurriedly found the telescopic mirror that was produced in the Elven Forest. They picked it up and looked in the direction of the dark clouds.
When the black spots in their field of vision enlarged, their expressions changed slightly.
"What's that?"
In the telescopic mirror, flying monsters appeared one after another.
They had bat wings on their backs and looked ferocious. They were actually very similar to the legendary demons …
The flying speed of the monsters was very fast. In the blink of an eye, the black spots became visible to the naked eye.
As they approached, the beast-like roars became louder and louder.
Then, the earth began to tremble.
As far as the eye could see, along the banks of the Vimur River, there was a faint black smoke that began to surge …
The black smoke filled the air like a black line that covered the entire horizon. Even the Vimur River seemed to have a grayish-black fog that began to spread.
Seeing this situation, the expressions of the two guards changed.
"Not good!"
"It's the demon army!"
"Quick! Sound the alarm! Ignite the magic smoke! "
They scrambled, rolling and crawling. One of them climbed to the tower's alarm, while the other went to the other side of the tower and lit up the candlestick that contained special magic materials.
The next moment, accompanied by the ear-piercing sound of the bell, red smoke continuously rose into the air, forming a warning line that reached the sky.
However, just as they released the signal, several ferocious Winged Demons descended from the sky and tore apart the crude watchtower. They laughed sinisterly as they tore the two guards into pieces amidst their screams.
Blood splattered everywhere. A hint of bloodlust flashed in the Winged Demon's scarlet eyes. Its four limbs clung onto the crumbling watchtower as it roared at the sky.
More Winged Demons flew over from the southwest sky. They flew past the watchtower and towards the nearby Town of Sale.
On the ground, the torrent-like demon army gradually appeared.
Amidst the deafening footsteps, they attacked in the direction of the Maple Moon Free Territory …
The attack against the Life Church's affiliated forces had officially begun.
…
"What? The Abyss Demons have already started to attack the Maple Moon Free Territory? "
In the temple of the City of Heaven's Chosen, Alice's expression changed slightly after she learned about the incident in Town of Sale from the resurrected player on the World Tree.
She turned around and looked at the map of the parish hanging on the wall. Her gaze gradually became solemn.
"How's Town of Sale now?"
She turned around and asked.
"Maybe … it's already fallen. When the last of us died in battle and returned, the demons had already breached the town's gate."
The player who reported shook his head.
As he spoke, he smiled bitterly.
"We didn't even have time to activate the teleportation array. The number of demons … is really too many."
Hearing the player's words, Alice fell silent.
Although she had been mentally prepared for the invasion of demons since the beginning of the War of Gods and Demons, Alice couldn't help but feel a little nervous when the demon army really began to advance toward the territory of Her Holiness the Goddess.
"Lady Alice, I think it's time to ask the Goddess for help. I saw that the invading demons are almost overwhelming. That number isn't something we can resist, especially the strongest players and Lord Merril. They're all in the Nirvana Wilderness."
The reporting player couldn't help but say.
Hearing his words, Alice fell silent.
After a moment, she sighed.
"I understand."
After reporting the information, the players took their leave.
Only Alice was left. She looked at the map with a solemn expression.
Ask Her Holiness the Goddess for help?
She also wanted to do so.
However, as the Saintess of the Goddess, others didn't know, but she knew that Her Holiness the Goddess had fallen into a deep sleep for more than three months.
Her Holiness the Goddess wasn't in the World of Segers at all. She had gone to other dimensions and was promoting to a great divine power.
Before Her Holiness the Goddess woke up, they could only rely on their own strength.
Exhaling lightly, Alice summoned the Chosen One priest who followed her.
"Your Excellency Vieruodis, please inform Lady Aurora in the Nirvana Wilderness that the demons have begun their attack on the Maple Moon Free Territory."
After giving the order to the Chosen One to pass the message, Alice walked out of the temple.
The demons had begun to invade the Goddess' faith territory. It was time for the Chosen Ones to take action.
However, thinking of the increasingly lawless Chosen Ones after Her Holiness the Goddess fell into a deep sleep, Alice felt a little uneasy.
As the earliest NPC in "Elf Nation," Alice knew the Chosen Ones very well.
Although the Chosen Ones summoned by the Goddess were brave and fearless, they were also quite realistic and snobbish at the same time.
Before Her Holiness the Goddess fell into a deep sleep, she had given the Chosen Ones two missions. One was to head to the Nirvana Wilderness in the Abyss World and participate in the War of Gods and Demons. The other was to protect their home in the World of Segers.
Alice was very clear about the details of the missions, including the rewards for completing the missions.
And the problem was precisely the rewards.
Alice was very clear that for most of the Chosen Ones, the greatest motivation given by the missions was to improve their strength.
And the consecutive battles in the Nirvana Wilderness had already pushed most of the Chosen Ones to the limit of their advancement.
If there was anything else that could attract them, it would probably be the advancement slots.
However, the two large-scale missions given by Her Holiness the Goddess did not have any advancement slots as a reward.
And according to what Alice learned from chatting with the Chosen Ones, the Artifact Repair Point Scrolls and Special Prize Pool Lottery Tickets that they were looking forward to had very low drop rates …
In this case, the original mission rewards were already greatly reduced. Could it really motivate the Chosen Ones to participate in the battle?
Alice knew that most of the Chosen Ones liked to fight battles that were advantageous to them. When faced with a disadvantageous situation, they would become very depressed.
This was the pattern that she concluded from the Chosen Ones' Idol Summoning Missions.
It was still okay in the Nirvana Wilderness. Several of Her Holiness the Goddess' Mythical Followers were there, so the Chosen Ones did not feel much pressure.
But now, facing the full-scale invasion of the Segers World by the demons, they were being crushed by the demons in all aspects. It was very likely that they would lose miserably in a battle where delaying the battle would be a victory. Would the Chosen Ones … still have the motivation and courage?
Not to mention, the elites and commanders of the major guilds had all gone to the Nirvana Wilderness. A few of them had even gone to the dimension where Her Holiness the Goddess was.
In this case, as time passed, the gap in strength between the Chosen Ones was getting smaller and smaller. Could they really unite as a force?
At this moment, Alice was worried.
But no matter what, the war had to continue.
She decided to personally summon the Chosen Ones and assemble an army to march toward the Maple Moon Free Territory.
However, when Alice walked out of the temple and arrived at the square of the City of Chosen Ones, she was slightly taken aback.
She saw that a large number of Chosen Ones had already gathered in the square.
Everyone had changed into their best equipment and were calling for teammates in twos and threes.
After listening for a while, Alice was surprised to find that the Chosen Ones were actually calling for teammates to go to the Maple Moon Free Territory to participate in the war!
They raised flags of various colors, and the streets were full of people. If one looked carefully, they would find that many Chosen Ones had already lined up in formation and were rushing toward the teleportation array that led from the City of Chosen Ones to the Black Dragon Castle …
City of Chosen Ones — Black Dragon Castle — Maple Leaf City — Zeloran …
This was a teleportation route that was quite popular among the Chosen Ones.
Many people even drove carriages pulled by magic beasts, and the carriages were full of supplies.
Excitement and fighting spirit were written all over the Chosen Ones' faces.
Seeing this scene, Alice's expression was a little dazed. At the same time, she was also a little surprised.
She had just received news of the demon invasion and hadn't had time to gather the Chosen Ones. Her Holiness the Goddess was asleep and hadn't issued a large-scale mission to gather the Chosen Ones.
However … the Chosen Ones had already begun to organize spontaneously.
Curious, Alice couldn't help but stop one of the Chosen Ones and asked in confusion,
"Your Excellency Chosen One, may I ask … who is gathering the army? Have you received the mission? "
The Chosen One was stunned for a moment. He then chuckled as if he was trying to please Alice.
"There's no overall commander yet, Lady Alice. It's just that our guild is gathering everyone to go to Maple Moon. However, it seems that Ji Gang of the Calamity Knights said that he intends to be the commander this time. "
"Mission? I haven't received the mission yet, but it doesn't matter. The demons are coming. As a member of the Elf Forest, isn't it normal to participate in the war? This is a war to protect our homeland! "
"Hehe, I haven't fought a big battle yet! Just thinking about it makes me excited! "
"Lady Alice, our guild president is urging us. I'll leave first."
After chatting with Alice for a while, the Chosen One ran toward the teleportation array excitedly. The Saintess looked at his back with a complicated expression.
"Protect our homeland …"
She murmured.
Alice knew that for the Chosen One summoned by the Goddess, this world was just a game.
However, even if it was a game, some things had changed over the years …
She could vaguely hear a song coming from the group of chosen ones. Alice fell into a trance.
It seemed to be a battle song composed by the Chosen One and the returning Frost Elves. The lyrics were in the Elf language:
"When the horn blows on that day"
"Everyone can hear it from a hundred miles away"
"In the lush emerald forest"
"There's an invincible army"
"For the Goddess, for faith, for the supreme glory"
"We walk on the winding road"
"Marching under the guidance of fate"
"For the Goddess, for faith, for the supreme glory"
"We charge on the battlefield of swords and blades"
"Advancing under the blessing of the Goddess"
"We are united as a fortress"
"We are united as one"
"Our footsteps step on the ruins of the old era"
"Our names spread throughout the world …"
"We are united as a fortress"
"We are united as one"
"Our footsteps step on the ruins of the old era"
"Our names spread throughout the world …"
"…"
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